St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-30
FURTHER STATEMENTS.
Shields Says He Can Tell Story
When the Time Comes.

FURTHER STATEMENTS.
Shields Says He Can Tell a Story
When the Time Comes.
Another visit was paid to the cell of
Henry Shields last night between 10 and
IL o'clock. He was found sitting up OH
one of the long benches, and looking
thoughtfully out of the cubby hole. A
strange brightness about his eyes
seemed to have changed their color to a
light blue, aud they were full of smoth-
cred anxiety and worry. Twill have a
good deal more to say at the trial." he
answered after several questions had
been put to him, 81 will then tell the
truth and all the truth. Yes, believe
the whole thing is trumped up affair.
OF course l believe the charges are all
trumped up against me. Who is re-
SpOnsible for it? Maybe can tell when
my trial comes off. will have a good
deal to say then, you bet. l should say
they are lies. My reputation has al
ways been good from my youth up. /
won't leave out anything in my state
ment when have my trial. l have al
ways had good name for honesty. and
for respectable behavior to women. l
don't know what will say until | see
my lawyer. My father has been
looking for lawyer. l don't be-
lieve 1 will ever go to jail. l should
say could get bonds enough. 1 have
lots of friends in st. Paul. / saw the
paper last night (Friday). 1 didn't try
to get away. The detective came about
12 O'Clock. l knew what the officer
came for, and | did not try to resist him
or anything" When he was Informed
as to the statement of Boyle that the
woman was seen running around
naked, he said: Boyle said so? It's
lie. The woman never run around
naked, not to my knowledge" When
Kramer with furnishing him with the
saws he acted as if it was the first time
he had heard of it. He said: II was
always accommodating to the boys, but
l never passed anything at all to them
without first going to Peterson and tell
ing him."
Detective Keneally went to New
Ulm after Kramer. Marshal Campbell,
in explanation of why the work of find
ing the men was given to Chief Clark
instead of Sheriff Richter, says it was at
County Attorney Egan's suggestion.
The attorney general and the governor
had been consulted with by Dr.. Dana,
Mr.. Hart and Mr.. Campbell previous to
the meeting of Friday afternoon, and
the governor and attorney general told
them to confer with Judge Egan and
have him commence judicial action at
once. 1.-The board as board has not yet
taken any official action" said the mar
Shal. ''The board has no executive
power" he explained.
MARY ZENS' CONDITION.
County Physician Ancker talking
about the girl, Mary Zens. said he and
DR.. Simms had examined the girl for
insanity. 81 was particular to question
the girl upon that very thing" ex-
planned the doctor. Il asked her if she
hadn't been little crooked. l knew
that she was silly, and the muscles of
her face would relax into an idiOtic
smile. and she couldn't help it, but 1
eyes. She denied that she
was intimate with anybody,
but finally she admitted that she had
been an inmate of house of ill-fame
for three days, and that the landlady
had got S22 for her and gave her only 81.
| understand she was turned away from
hOme." The girls relatives live near
st. Cloud. Referring to the accOmmo-
datiOnS for keeping female prisoners,
he asked: ''NOw, who is really respon-
Sible? Why, instead of fixing that
woman down stairs, where the Sheriff'S
Office was for the county board, why
don't the board have that room fixed up
for female prisoners, and let it have its
meetings up stairs the same as it has
been having them? That room is con-
tiguOus. The door could be barred, and
bars put across the window. 1t wouldn't
make very much expense. And if they
thought the female prisoners might get
out. WHY not have q door mt in across
the hall at the end of the treasurers
Office? They can get some woman
pretty cheap to take charge of them,
and then. with little expense, all this
trouble could be avoided. What is $500
or so to Ramsey county? l have always
advocated place for criminals who are
sick. Because a man is a criminal is no
reason why he should not have proper
medical attendance if he was sick In
our new building, which we are putting
up, am having few close rooms for
just that class of people,"
SHERIFF. RICHTER TALKS.